Duke may be losing four seniors next year, but head coach Jamie Ashworth has a solution—one of the nation’s top recruiting classes.
Beatrice Capra, Monica Turewicz and Annie Mulholland all signed national letters of intent to play for Duke in the fall of 2011, the program announced.
“As a group, we are looking for great things out of this recruiting class,” Ashworth said in a statement. “Together they bring a tremendous amount of national and international experience to our program.... Our program will not miss a beat with the addition of these three girls. Their desire to improve and help keep Duke at the top of the national rankings speaks volumes.”
Capra, a native of Ellicott City, Md., is the second-best recruit in the Class of 2010, according to Tennisrecruiting.net. She took off her senior year of high school and participated in the 2010 U.S. Open, beating Karolina Sprem and Aravane Rezai before falling to Maria Sharapova in the third round. In addition to advancing so far in a Grand Slam as an 18-year-old, Capra has also won the French Junior Open.
Turewicz, ranked in the top five of the Class of 2011, is considered to be the best player in the state of Illinois. She made it to the semifinals of the USTA International Spring Championships last year and carries a 16-11 prep record.
The final recruit, Mulholland, hails from Fort Lauderdale, Fla. and is ranked as the No. 40 recruit in the country.
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